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180119 VO-L Tantric Philosophies (2022S)
Inhabiting the Im:Possible
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Language: German
Examination dates
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Tuesday
28.06.2022
18:30 - 20:00
Digital
Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7 - Friday 07.10.2022 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
- Friday 16.12.2022 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Friday 27.01.2023 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
If the pandemic rules allow it, the seminar will take place on site in physical presence. If the pandemic rules would force us to change into a digital mode, a Zoom conference tool would be provided which you could access via Moodle.
- Tuesday 08.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 15.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 22.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 29.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 05.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 26.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 03.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 10.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 17.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 24.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 31.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 14.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
- Tuesday 21.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 7 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 7
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
4 written exam dates: End of June 2022, beginning of October 2022, middle of December 2022, end of January 2023. (The exact date of the four examination dates will be announced in the course of the semester).In case we have to switch to digital teaching in the course of the semester, we also announce the digital examination modalities as a precaution:The exam will consist of a digital written exam that will be handled via Moodle according to the format “digital written exams with open questions using an exam sheet for download” according to the specifications of the CTL. The students can download the examination form (Word document) at the beginning of the examination period and have to upload the processed examination form as a PDF back to Moodle within 90 minutes.
In the exam, three essay questions, each with three sub-points, are asked. The exam takes place in the open book format. Direct quotations are to be shown.In the case of technical problems: If you cannot download the Moodle exam form, please send an email to cristina-maria.chitu@univie.ac.at. You will then receive the examination form by email. If you cannot upload the edited exam questionnaire as a PDF to Moodle, please also send the PDF to the email address cristina-maria.chitu@univie.ac.at before the end of the exam.Dealing with quotations and literature: These are exams based on the open book format. If you should quote a passage from the literature or the literature on the slides directly in your essay, please either state the name, abbreviation of the book and book page (e.g. (Ronell, FT, p. 3)) or state the Powerpoint-slide number (e.g. (Slide 17)). If you paraphrase or refer to what was discussed in the lecture, you can simply write “For Nietzsche” or “As discussed in the lecture”, in order to save time.
In the exam, three essay questions, each with three sub-points, are asked. The exam takes place in the open book format. Direct quotations are to be shown.In the case of technical problems: If you cannot download the Moodle exam form, please send an email to cristina-maria.chitu@univie.ac.at. You will then receive the examination form by email. If you cannot upload the edited exam questionnaire as a PDF to Moodle, please also send the PDF to the email address cristina-maria.chitu@univie.ac.at before the end of the exam.Dealing with quotations and literature: These are exams based on the open book format. If you should quote a passage from the literature or the literature on the slides directly in your essay, please either state the name, abbreviation of the book and book page (e.g. (Ronell, FT, p. 3)) or state the Powerpoint-slide number (e.g. (Slide 17)). If you paraphrase or refer to what was discussed in the lecture, you can simply write “For Nietzsche” or “As discussed in the lecture”, in order to save time.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The written exam consists of 3 essay questions, each with 3 sub-points, which are to be incorporated into the respective essay (max. 36 points, max. 12 points per essay, max. 4 points per sub-point): 0-18 points = insufficient . 19-22 points = sufficient. 23-26 points = satisfactory. 27-31 points = good. 32-36 points = very good.At the written exam, one needs to reach > 50% of the points in order to pass the exam.
Examination topics
Only texts that are explicitly discussed in the lecture during the semester are relevant for the exam. These texts will be part of the PowerPoint slides made available on Moodle by tutor Cristina Chitu.
Reading list
Sri Aurobindo Ghose (1997): Karmayogin: Political Writings and Speeches 1909-1910. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
Sri Aurobindo Ghose (2015, 8 ed.): The Secret of the Veda, Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
Bäumer, Bettina (2016): Die flüssige Natur ästhetischer Erfahrung. In: polylog. Zeitschrift für interkulturelles Philosophieren 35, 89-95.
Bharata Muni (2015): The Nāṭyaśāstra. Translated by Manomohan Ghosh. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal.
Böhler, Arno; Loughnane, Adam; Parkes, Graham (2015): Performing Philosophy in Asian Traditions. In: Performance Philosophy. Journal Vol. 1, 133-147.
Chakrabarty, Dipesh (2000): Provincializing Europe. Postcolonial Thought and Historical Differences. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
De Michelis, Elizabeth (2008): Modern Yoga. History and forms. In: Byrne, Jean (ed.): Yoga in the Modern World. Contemporary Perspectives. London / New York: Routledge.
Deshpande, Ganesh Trimbak (1992): Abhinavagupta. Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.
Dyczkowski, Mark S. G. (ed., 1992): The Stanzas on Vibration, Suny Series in the Shaiva Tradition of Kashmir. New York: State University of New York Press.
Dyczkowski, Mark S. G. (ed., 1992): The Siva-Sūtra with Bhāskara's Commentary, the Vārttika Translated with Explanations and Notes by Mark S. G. Dyczkowski. Foreword by Paul E. Muller-Ortega, SUNY Series in Tantric Studies. New York: State University of New York Press.
Gnoli, Raniero (1985): The Aesthetic Experience According to Abhinavagupta. Varanasi: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office.
Heehs, Peter (2006): Sri Aurobindo and Hinduism. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives and Research Library.
Muller-Ortega, Paul Eduardo (1989): The Triadic Heart of Siva. New York: State University of New York Press.
Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar (1923): Essentials Of Hindutva, https://archive.org/details/hindutva-vinayak-damodar-savarkar-pdf/page/n13/mode/2up.
Saxena, Sushil Kumar (2010): Aesthetics. Approaches, Concepts and Problems. Sangeet Natak Adademi: India.
Skora, Kerry Martin: The Pulsating Heart and Its Divine Sense Energies. Body and Touch in Abhinavagupta's Trika Śaivism, Numen, Vol. 54, No. 4, Religion through the Senses (2007), 420–458. URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27643281.
White, David Gordon (1991): Tantra in Practice. Princeton Readings in Religions. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
White, David Gordon (2000): Tantra in Practice: Mapping a Tradition. In: ibid. (Ed.): Tantra in practice. Princeton: Princeton University Press.Texts will be made available on Moodle.
Sri Aurobindo Ghose (2015, 8 ed.): The Secret of the Veda, Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
Bäumer, Bettina (2016): Die flüssige Natur ästhetischer Erfahrung. In: polylog. Zeitschrift für interkulturelles Philosophieren 35, 89-95.
Bharata Muni (2015): The Nāṭyaśāstra. Translated by Manomohan Ghosh. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal.
Böhler, Arno; Loughnane, Adam; Parkes, Graham (2015): Performing Philosophy in Asian Traditions. In: Performance Philosophy. Journal Vol. 1, 133-147.
Chakrabarty, Dipesh (2000): Provincializing Europe. Postcolonial Thought and Historical Differences. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
De Michelis, Elizabeth (2008): Modern Yoga. History and forms. In: Byrne, Jean (ed.): Yoga in the Modern World. Contemporary Perspectives. London / New York: Routledge.
Deshpande, Ganesh Trimbak (1992): Abhinavagupta. Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.
Dyczkowski, Mark S. G. (ed., 1992): The Stanzas on Vibration, Suny Series in the Shaiva Tradition of Kashmir. New York: State University of New York Press.
Dyczkowski, Mark S. G. (ed., 1992): The Siva-Sūtra with Bhāskara's Commentary, the Vārttika Translated with Explanations and Notes by Mark S. G. Dyczkowski. Foreword by Paul E. Muller-Ortega, SUNY Series in Tantric Studies. New York: State University of New York Press.
Gnoli, Raniero (1985): The Aesthetic Experience According to Abhinavagupta. Varanasi: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office.
Heehs, Peter (2006): Sri Aurobindo and Hinduism. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Archives and Research Library.
Muller-Ortega, Paul Eduardo (1989): The Triadic Heart of Siva. New York: State University of New York Press.
Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar (1923): Essentials Of Hindutva, https://archive.org/details/hindutva-vinayak-damodar-savarkar-pdf/page/n13/mode/2up.
Saxena, Sushil Kumar (2010): Aesthetics. Approaches, Concepts and Problems. Sangeet Natak Adademi: India.
Skora, Kerry Martin: The Pulsating Heart and Its Divine Sense Energies. Body and Touch in Abhinavagupta's Trika Śaivism, Numen, Vol. 54, No. 4, Religion through the Senses (2007), 420–458. URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27643281.
White, David Gordon (1991): Tantra in Practice. Princeton Readings in Religions. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
White, David Gordon (2000): Tantra in Practice: Mapping a Tradition. In: ibid. (Ed.): Tantra in practice. Princeton: Princeton University Press.Texts will be made available on Moodle.
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Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:27
(1) Fundamental to an understanding of tantric philosophies is the notion, shared by many representatives of New Materialism, that consciousness (cit) implies a form of mattering (spanda). In the context of tantric philosophies we must therefore always speak of a "body of consciousness", a vibrational body of consciousness (Spandakārikā). Without it, consciousness would be suspended.
(2) The pulsating center of mind-matter is the heart (hṛdaya). It means not just an organ, but a habitat. It occurs as a pulsating field, i.e. as a universal property of space, which comes to sensation in the heart organ (e.g., of a human being) and thus becomes perceptible in one's own body.
(3) This sensibility of atmospheres surrounding us is the sense of taste (rasa). It forms the basis of our aesthetic sensibility, sensitivity, irritability and eroticism (sahṛdaya).
(4) If the sense of taste is directed to the (chronic) nature of the self (svarūpa) in meditative and artistic practices, then a self-perception of this self (svasvarūpa / vimarśa) can occur in one's own body. It occurs, similar to Plato, as an act of recollection (pratyabhijñā) of that form of selfhood in which one - and this was precisely the philosophical provocation of Tantrism vis-à-vis other philosophical schools in India - sensually touches the Absolute (sparśa).Keywords: tantrism, Indian philosophy, body of consciousness, theory of affects, sense of taste, sensitive thinking, atmospheric thinking, memory of the future.Methods: lecture with regular interruptions for on-site discussions. Weekly lectures will be recorded and made available online on Moodle (audio files) for listening.
Plans are to hold the course on site if pandemic regulations allow.
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